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s. J. ADAMS. v DEVIGBFOR HOLDING TBLEPHONES.

No. 403,316. Patented May 14, 1889.

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2 Sheets-Sheet 2 S. J. ADAMS. DEVICE FOR HOLDING TELEPHONES.

' Patented May 14, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

SAMUEL J. ADAMS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF Tl-IREE-FOURTI-IS TO MONROE 'ROSENFIELD, JACOB BROW'N, AND ARTHUR BROIVN, ALL OF SAME PLACE.

DEVICE FOR HOLDING TELEPHONES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 403,316, dated May 14, 1889.

Application filed March 13, 1889- Serial No. 308,081. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. ADAMS, of Detroit, in the county of Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Devices for Holding Telephones, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in a device for holding telephones, hereinafter fully described IO and claimed.

Figure 1 is a perspective showing my invention in position. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the chain holding device. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a portion of the device; and Figs.

4 and 5 are bottom plan views, with some of the parts omitted.

S represents the call-bell attachment of a Bell telephone, 70 being the hook for holding the receiving-telephone R, J the cord connecting the receiver R with the line, and 'i representing the transmitter. XVith these myinvention has nothing to do, its object being merely to support the receiving-telephone R in convenient position for the user.

Arepresents a plate adapted to be secured to the wall above the telephone, and carrying thereon a lug, C, and a toothed are, E.

D represents an arm whose inner end is curved and adapted to lie between lug C and 0 are E, and is pivoted on the pin B, which passes through lug C, arm D, and are E. The outer end of arm D is enlarged into a jaw, H, to the inner surface of which is secured a curved clamp, J, by the pin a passing through 5 the jaw H, and encircled by the light spiral spring 1), Figs. 4 and 5, whereby the clamp J is made adjustable. The under side of arm D is grooved, as shown at g in Fig. 4, and is provided just back of the jaw H with an in- 40 clined surface, 6.

' U represents a bar adapted to lie in the groove g on the under side of arm D, and enlarged at its outer end into a jaw, I, similar to jaw H, and provided with a clamp, K, simi- 5 lar to clamp J. These clamps K and J may be both fastened to their respective jaws I and H, so as to simply turn on the pivot which connects the clamp to the jaw, or may both be made adjustable, as shown in the case of J, or one may be adjustable like j and the other merely turn like K. The other end of bar U is formed with a pointed dog, T, to e11- gage with the teeth in are E, and the bar is further provided with an inclined shoulder, 7, adapted to engage with the shoulder e on bar D.

G represents a bolt, which passes through jaws H and I back of the clamps J K, and 0 represents a spiral spring encircling bolt G between the jaws and constantly tending to force said jaws apart.

F represents a lever fulcrumed on bolt G, and having two oppositely-inclined planes or wedges, W and Z, on its inner side, adapted to bear against the outer surface of arm D and jaw H, and thereby to draw the jaw I toward the jaw H when lever F is moved.

M represents a rod of wood or metal adapted to fit within the clamps J K and to be securely held in said clamps.

N represents a bridge secured to rod M near its lower end, an d provided with a cleat, O, with which a cord or chain, L, whose end is attached to the end of lever F, may be engaged to hold said cord taut.

Q represents a clip jointed at the point P to the lower end of rod M, adapt-ed to clasp and hold the receiving-telephone R. This joint is of the common kind which swings only in one direction,

V is a stop-pin in the under side of bar D, which operates against an inclined surface in bar U to disengage dog T from the teeth in are E.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The receiver R is supposed to be supported by the hook 7c, the joint P permitting the clip Q to be turned into a horizontal position for this purpose. The cord L being slack, the clamps J and K hold the rod M loosely, and the dog T is thrown out of engagement with the teeth 011 are E by the action of spiral spring 0, which presses jaw I away from jaw H, and, through the action of stop-pin V 011 the inclined surface on bar U, throws said bar U slightly forward. The rod M is therefore free to slide vertically, and the clamps J K are free to permit said rod to swing forward or back. In answering a telephone-call the user lifts the receiver R from the hook 7s, moves the receiver to a point where it comes opposite the car, this being permitted by the free motion of bar D and rod M, and then draws cord L taut and secures it by clamping it into cleat O. This swings lever F, so that its inclined planes W and Z draw the jaw I toward the jaw ll, thus firmly clamping rod M between the clamps J K, and at the same time forcing dog 'l into engagement with the teeth of are E, thus locking both the bar D and the rod M and retaining the receivingtelephone R in position. To restore the receiver R, itis only necessary to disengage cord L from cleat 0, when the machine becomes again flexible and maybe moved at will.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

I. In combination with a reeeiving-telephone, a rod having on one end a clip to engage with the telephone, a pair of movable jaws adapted to engage with said rod, a swinging arm carrying said jaws, an arc and a lockingdog at the pivotal end of the swinging arm, and a lever connected with said arm and adapted to simultaneously lock said arm and. jaws, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a telephone-supporting device, the combination, with the supporting-plate A, of the pivoted arm D, toothed are E, jaws II and I, rod M, lever F, and cord L, substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with the supporting-plate A, carrying the toothed are E, the pivoted arm D, having thereon the fixed jaw II, the movable bar U, carried by the arm D, having on one end the jaw I and on the other end a dog, T, the movable clamps J and K, carried by said jaws H and I, and the lever F, provided with the opposite inclined planes IV and Z and fulcrumed on a bolt, G, connecting said jaws, substantially as shown and described. 7

l. In a telephone-supporting device, the combination of the fixed jaw II and movable jaw I with the lever F, having thereon a cam adapted to draw the movable jaw toward the fixed jaw, the cord L, connected with said. 10- ver, and the rod M, carrying the cleat 0,5111)- stantially as shown and described.

SAML. J. ADAMS.

IVitnesses:

CYRUS E. LOTHROP, ADELAIDE A. ANDERSON. 

